416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Jan 22, 26(3pm, Meridian Arts Centre). Friday January 24 ●●7:00: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto. Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary Concert. Mass in C. Everyone Can Sing & Community Choirs. Regis College Chapel, 100 Wellesley St. W. 416-788-8482. $25; (sr/st). ●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk Night: Songs for the Snowy Season. Coffeehouse-style folk music concert. Global Blues with Donne Roberts and Ken Yoshioka. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-233-3655. ; (sr/st). ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. Music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Laura Schatz, artistic director; Kate Carver, musical director; Jennie Garde, choreographer. St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin St. 437-233-MADS (6237) or stannesmads.com/contact. ; $25(sr/ st). Also Jan 25(2pm); 26(2pm); 30(7:30pm); OKTOPUS & CONCERT FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 8PM VENDREDI 24 JANVIER 20H BEYOND THE PALE A. Concerts in the GTA 31(7:30pm); Feb 1(2pm), 2(2pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Early Music Concerts: Music in the Castle of Heaven. Bach: Cantatas. Charles Daniels, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone; Daniel Taylor, conductor. Trinity College Chapel, U of T, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. ●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Oktopus & Beyond the Pale: In Concert. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. ; (members). ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Yamato: The Drummers of Japan - Jhonestsu. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. 21C MusiC Festival Zakir Hussain and JoHn PatituCCi with Danilo PéreZ, Brian BlaDe, and tHe royal Conservatory orCHestra Fri. Jan. 24, 8pm / artist talk 7pm kOErnEr Hall TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 rcmusic.com/performance ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C Music Festival Series: Zakir Hussain & John Patitucci with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Hussain: Reshkar; Patitucci: Hypocrisy; and other works. Zane Dalal, conductor; Danilo Perez, piano; Brian Blade, drums; Patitucci, bass. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. - 5. 7pm artist talk. Saturday January 25 ●●2:00: Home Music Club of Toronto. An Afternoon of Chamber Music. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (1st mvmt) arr. for violin/piano; and other works. Northern District Public Library, Room 224, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free. ●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. Also Jan 26, 30, 31, Feb 1, 2. ●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Jan 30, Feb 1, 2, 4, 7. ●●7:30: SoundCrowd. Winter Getaway! Songs by Adams, Crow, Madonna and others. Scott Pietrangelo, conductor. Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W. soundcrowd.ca or info@soundcrowd.ca. $25. ●●7:30: Flute Street. Going Places. Coleman: Goin’ Uptown; Hirose: Blue Train; Gates: Sails, Winds and Echoes; Delius: Sleigh Ride. Louis Papachristos, soloist. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-462-9498. $25; (sr/ arts worker); (st-full time). Cash only. HUGO AND WILLIE: SONGS OF THE SOUL ●●8:00: Confluence Concerts. Hugo and Willie: Songs of the Soul. Lieder by Hugo Wolf and songs by Willie P. Bennett. Giles Tomkins, baritone; Andrew Downing, doublebass; Patricia O’Callaghan, soprano; Kate Tremills, piano. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 647-678-4923. ; $25(sr); (30 and under). Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm. ●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. In Concert. Xuefei Yang, guitar. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-964-8298 or guitarsocietyoftoronto.com. ; (sr); (st); (adv); (sr adv); $25(st adv). ●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. La Traviata. A fully staged opera. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Cristina Pisan, soprano (Violetta); Keith Klassen, tenor (Alfredo); Denis Mastromonaco, music director; David Ambrose, stage director. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905- 306-6000 or mississaugasymphony.ca. -. Also Jan 28. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C Music Festival Series/TD Jazz Concerts: Danilo Pérez’s Global Messengers & Allison Au Quartet. Postlude Performance. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. Flute Street presents Going Places with soloist, Louis Papachristos Sat. Jan 25, 7:30pm Heliconian Hall 35 Hazleton Ave 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts. Café in Paris. Works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Schoenfeld and Lau. Bedford Trio. St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. $25; (st). Elisa Citterio, Music Director MORE BACH MOTETS Jan 25, 2020 Jeanne Lamon Hall tafelmusik.org ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. More Bach Motets. J. S. Bach: motets; suites for solo cello. Keiran Campbell, cello; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. From . Sunday January 26 ●●1:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UofT Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Finals. Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●2:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. A Musical Journey Through Time. Gabrielli: Canoni VII & X; Mozart: Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Estacio: Frenergy; and works by Bach. Elijah Orienko, piano. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665. ; (child). ●●2:00: Missisauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Jazz at the Legion. Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N., Port Credit. 905-270-4757. PWYC. ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni Masters: Songmasters Series: Sirens. Raum: Sirens and others. Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano; Allyson McHardy, mezzo. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. Also Jan 30, 31, Feb 1, 2. ●●3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Invesco Piano Concerts Series: Louis Lortie. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.27 in E-flat Op.90; No.28 in A Op.101; No.29 in B-flat Op.106 “Hammerklavier”. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -0. ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart 40. Mozart: Overture to Così fan tutte K588; Piano Concerto No.9 K271 “Jeunehomme”; Symphony No.40 K550. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano; Bernard Labadie, conductor. 62 | December 2019 – January 2020 thewholenote.com
Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Jan 22(8pm, Roy Thomson Hall), 23(8pm, Roy Thomson Hall). ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Colleen Allen Quartet. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious service. Monday January 27 ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Chamber Music Concert Series: (Half of) The Complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Beethoven. Works of remembrance from Handel to Sting. Mark Fewer, violin; James Parker, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; $25(sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. Also see Jan 9. Tuesday January 28 ●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. La Traviata. A fully staged opera. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Cristina Pisan, soprano (Violetta); Keith Klassen, tenor (Alfredo); Denis Mastromonaco, music director; David Ambrose, stage director. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000 or mississaugasymphony.ca. -. Also Jan 25. Wednesday January 29 ●●10:00am: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery Series: Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition Finals. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets available a week prior to concert date. ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal/Chamber Series: Meet the Orchestra - Songs and Dances of Death. Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio; COC Orchestra Academy. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Upper Jazz Concerts: UofT Jazz Ensembles. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. Set 2 begins at 8pm. ●●7:30: York Region Chamber Music. Pride & Prejudice & Song. Songs and piano works by Handel, Mozart and Pleyel. Ellen McAteer, soprano; Geoffrey Conquer, piano. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787- 8811. $25; (st). rhcentre.ca. Thursday January 30 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance Series: Eden Planted. Zata Omm Dance Projects; William Yong, choreographer. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: DMA Competition Winner Bryn Blackwood, solo piano. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. Set 2 begins at 8pm. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 1, 2, 4, 7. ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. Also Jan 31, Feb 1, 2. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Jazz Composers Concert. Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. January 30 at 8 pm ST. LAWRENCE QUARTET with STEPHEN PRUTSMAN ●●8:00: Music Toronto. St. Lawrence Quartet with Stephen Prutsman, Piano. Haydn: Quartet Op.20 No.4 in D; Schafer: String Quartet No.3 (1981); Franck: Piano Quintet in f. Geoff Nuttall and Owen Dalby, violins; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello; Stephen Prutsman, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. .50-; (st). 7:15pm pre-concert talk. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. The Lost Karaoke Tapes. Australian Art Orchestra; Nicole Lizée, composer. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Dvořák & Mendelssohn. Smetana: “The Moldau” from Má vlast; Dvořák: Cello Concerto; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 “Scottish”. Joseph Johnson, cello; Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Feb. 1. Friday January 31 ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. Also Feb 1, 2. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Instrumentalis. Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416- 978-3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady Onstage Series: Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -0. ●●8:00: The Mozart Effect: Live! A Symphony for the Senses. Works by Mozart. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 416- 368-6161 or 1-800-708-6754. -7+. Hebreo: ROSSI’S MANTUA BY PROFETI DELLA QUINTA JAN 31, FEB 1 at 8pm TorontoConsort.org ●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Hebreo: Rossi’s Mantua. Works by Ralamone Rossi. Guest Ensemble: Profeti della Quinta. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also Feb 1. Saturday February 1 ●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. Also Feb 2. ●●4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists Series: Showcase Concerts. Features classical musicians aged 8-18. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets available a week prior to concert date. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 2, 4, 7. ●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Choir. Festival of Friends. Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga. For ticket information: info@mississaugafestivalchoir. com. Ticket prices: TBA. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. He: Four Myths from Ancient China; Shostakovitch: Cello Concerto No.1 Op.107 in E-flat; Respighi: Fontane di Roma; Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin (Suite). Christopher Chan, cello; Uri Meyer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). Preperformance lecture ‘Symphony Talk’. U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Power Corporation Vocal Concerts Series: Lagrime di San Pietro. Orlando di Lasso. Los Angeles Master Chorale; Staged by Peter Sellars. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5. Also Feb 2(3pm). ●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Hebreo: Rossi’s Mantua. Works by Ralamone Rossi. Guest Ensemble: Profeti della Quinta. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also Jan 31. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Dvořák & Mendelssohn. Smetana: “The Moldau” from Má vlast; Dvořák: Cello Concerto; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 “Scottish”. Joseph Johnson, cello; Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Jan 30. ●●9:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Élage Diouf, Percussion. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. ; (members). Sunday February 2 ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. See Jan 19. Also Feb 4, 7. ●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. Duke Ellington and the Suite. Colleen Allen, woodwinds; Fern Lindzon, piano/vocals; George Koller, bass; Ethan Ardelli, drums. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave., Toronto Island. bemusednetwork.com/ groups/member/100. ; (concert + 12:30pm brunch). Also Feb 3(7:30pm, St. George the Martyr, Toronto - concert only). ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni Masters Series: Gábor Tarkövi, trumpet. Works by Neruda, Hindemith, Glière, Hovhaness and Hidas. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Patience. See Jan 24. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Classical Kids LIVE!; Simon Rivard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also 4pm. ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Choirs in Concert: All Creatures Great and Small. Works by Stanford, Tavener and others. MacMillan Singers; Men’s Chorus; David Fallis and Mark Ramsay, conductors. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. ●●3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Power Corporation Vocal Concerts Series: Lagrime di San Pietro. Orlando di Lasso. Los Angeles Master Chorale; Staged by Peter Sellars. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5. Also Feb 1(8pm). ●●4:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Duelling Sopranos. Works by Mendelssohn; Opera arias; Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder. The Piano Hall, 157 Main St., Georgetown. 905-873- 9909. in advance only. Meal to follow. ●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Classical Kids LIVE!; Simon Rivard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also 2pm. Monday February 3 ●●7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: Maple Blues Awards. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. -. ●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Duke Ellington and the Suite. Colleen Allen, thewholenote.com December 2019 – January 2020 | 63
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